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“Look, Matthew Viper sent us a picture too”
Matthew’s eyes squinted throughinto a huge smile as soon as he saw his friend
“I like hi back to the TV
Don’t do it, Michelle Don’t go there There’s nothing but heartache there
All right,to bed Hope you sleep well
V: You too Talk to you in the
I already can’t wait
BEING AWAY FOR three days royally sucked In the past, road trips irls in different cities, but not anymore Not since Dr Roberts made me promise not to I was pretty sure that even if Dr Roberts weren’t in the picture, I wouldn’t be fucking any girls anyway My thoughts lately had been too consumed with a certain blonde, who I wasn’t supposed to be thinking about yet I couldn’t wait to get home to
The minute my plane touched down in Minneapolis, I shot Michelle a text I was anxious to hear how Matthew’s first soccer practice went… and talk to her
Hey! We just landed Hoas your day?
M: Hope you had a good flight My day ful I’ll explain everything to to bed Text ?
I didn’t like that answer at all It stressed me the fuck out, and I wouldn’t be able to sleep without knohat had happened Instead of heading ten minutes south from the airport to my house, I headed north to hers
I pulled in the driveway and cut the lights
I’m in your driveway
M: What? You are?
I looked up to the second floor master bedroomThe curtains ain quickly I stayed into coo hoh ht blue tank top, blue and pink plaid bottoms, and her hair was in adown around her face For a
“Hey,” she said, offering h the front door
“What’s going on? Are you okay?” I’d barely let the question leaveand her eyes welled up “Whoa, whoa What happened?”
She shook her head and covered her eyes I reached out and gently pulled her head against my chest, thankful that she didn’t resist She didn’t say anything as she cried silently inthere in her foyer, holding her for as long as I needed to, but she pulled back after just a couple of minutes
“I need a tissue” She sniffed and walked to the kitchen, flipping the light on as she passed it In the light, I could see her eyes were puffy and her nose was all red She’d been crying before I got there She blew her nose and took a deep, shaky breath “Wanna go sit in there?” Shealong behind her